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The Oslo Jazz Festival is a non-profit foundation with the purpose of producing a festival of 60-70 concerts at 15-18 venues in the center of Oslo every year in week 33. The festival was founded in 1986 ans covers a broad range of jazz styles.

Some of the artists that have performed at the Oslo Jazz Festival are: Herbie Hancock, Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd, Arild Andersen, Nils Petter Molvær, Maria Schneider, Paul Bley, Karin Krog, Gregory Porter, Tony Bennett, Sidsel Endresen, Ornette Coleman and more.

Organization:

Board:

Ellen Horn – Chairman
Jannike Sørensen – Deputy Chairman
Dorothia G. Short
Øystein Aurlien
Hannah Wozene Kvam
Harald Lassen
Pål Stephensen

Festival council:

Bente Almås – Production office
Dorothia G. Short – Communication office
Karoline Magnussen Strand – Internal service

Management:

Øyvind Skjerven Larsen – Festival director
Roy Jahrn Holtan – Producer
André Ishak – Marketing and Communications